MP4 to FCP6

I would like to start this project over.... I must be doing something wrong in FCP6. I have a MP4 file from a Flip Camera of an event..... which is video and audio. I also have a Audio CD with the same event recorded as AIFF. Here is the problem... when I put both into FCP6 the Audio AIFF from the CD is roughly 33% faster than the audio and video from the MP4 of the Flip camera. I want to use the video MP4 with the Audio AIFF.... but the 33 % faster speed of the audio AIFF will not match up with the slower video. How can I stretch this audio AIFF to match the video (and audio) of the MP4? ( I tried to use Soundtrack Pro to stretch audio... but was unsuccessful) I also think I may need to convert these files for FCP6?

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I'm having a problem when exporting a "QuickTime Movie" from FCP6 with a ProRes 422 sequence. The exported footage is very "cloudy" and washed out. When I export to an .mp4 from FCP6 as a QuickTime Conversion, it's not as bad, but the contrast is still way too bright. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening. Any ideas?? Thanks in advance!!!

I too use a Canon mark II and post at cinema5D.com all the time. You might find some helpful resources there for shooting and handling the footage from that camera. I suggest this because you said the Sony HDV camera looks OK compared to the 5D footage. My 5D footage beats all my HDV cameras in highlight detail so this is suspicious.
The 5D is a challenging (and rewarding) camera but the exposure system is hard to manage. It is possible your footage was over exposed in-camera. If not, you can try running the footage through Apple Color and check the video scopes. Areas around the faces should be around 55 to 65 IRE in the Waveform monitor. Your display might need to be calibrated. This would explain the difference between the computer monitor and the TV output. It is also possible you have not updated Quicktime. There was a big update to QuickTime which fixed the way the Canon h264 files are interpreted and this fixed most issues like the ones you are describing.
Your camera also should have the latest firmware update from Canon which added manual controls in the M mode. Without this, the camera is constantly changing its exposure during the clip and will tend to blow out highlight details easily if there is a predominance of dark colors in the scene.
Also, you can try enabling highlight tone priority on the camera, which is sort of like a Black Stretch mode on some camcorders which adds a stop of highlight detail.
Regardless, the fact that it looks the same in all mediums except your computer monitor suggests the problem is a poorly calibrated monitor. I'll bet your footage is not properly exposed, but for some reason it appears to be this way on a dimly set monitor. Forgive me if I've over simplified the problem.
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I also have the same problem with AVCHD Lite .mts files, that I first converted into QT, codec mp4 (720x1280). I'd like to avoid a further conversion into Prores-422.
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Many thanks for your answer, BF

Yes, you need to convert the files before you import them into FCP. Personally I'd use prores. If you had 7, you could use prores LT, which is smaller. Avoid converting to hdv, really a clunky format to work with!

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I am new at this so I apologize but I am not sure what to do. I have to convert flv to MP4 and the flv contains nellymoser audio. This is for work so I need licensed software that is on an approved list. We purchased Adobe Premier Pro 5.5 since the flv files are created by an Adobe product. I do not have a choice of the source file type. So now I find the out the Adobe product does not support the file format produced by Adobe Connect. The only product I have found that will do what I need is NCH which is not on the approved list.
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I figured that might be the problem, but I wanted a more experienced person to reaffirm my suspicion. Thanks for that! The codec world is like a zoo for me--really confusing when I mess with it, so I always try to stay on the safe side.
Unfortunately, I have only the .flv file, and I just want to play with this clip to try my talents. From YouTube, using QT or any FCS2 tools, what's the best format I should convert the video into? I don't see what kind of "Sequence Preset" I would use when FCP6 prompts me. All of the pull-down selections seem to be more geared toward tape-centric formats or in the professional realm :-/
This will be just a hack project for me. I'm without a camera of any kind, so I've got to find my footage from the Net unless someone has a better way to ingest more stable media.
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It doesn't matter how fast your hardware configuration is.
mp4/h.264 is not an editing codec, but a delivery codec.
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Thanks Katrina for all your help.
I talked to an Apple tech support person. Actually, my call had to be elevated to the next support level. Joy. You are correct, there are multiple listings of the files in the error report even though there is only one copy.
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